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SV2KBS: “Play CW like a girl!”
“A sketch I made for my beloved mode in Ham Radio, CW!” SV2KBS
I hope there’s an equivalent phrase in Greek to “a picture’s worth a thousand words”.
Anything I could ever possibly write about the fulfillment of operating CW is summed up completely and eloquently by Victoria SV2KBS in this sketch.
In a recent exchange of emails, Vicky not only gave me permission to post her drawing here, but also told me of some of her interests regarding the Code. For her, it’s not so much about CW (implying RF communication) but rather the code itself…by which she means the ability to copy high-speed Morse via various computer programs.
In her email, Vicky told me that she “finds a high-speed QSO with a friend to be a thing of incomparable beauty.” I hope to be at the other end of one of those QSOs somday, Vicky – but let’s keep it under 35 WPM please!
Spending more than an hour a day with MorseRunner, RUFZxp and other programs ought to put her in good shape for the upcoming DXpedition to CY9M St. Paul Island (26 July – 1 Aug) of which she’ll be a part. Actually, she’s been on quite a number of DXpeditions.
Vicky has a very informative and interesting QRZ.com profile as well as her own blog in English.
Thanks for the very nice email and sketch permission, Vicky - and best wishes on the DXpedition!
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PY4ZO: QRP DXer
PY4ZO
2011 wasn’t a great year for sunspots but Walter PY4ZO managed to work 233 countries and all 40 zones in 12 months to win the CQ DX Marathon Award for <10 watts.
He did this with a very modest station – antennas were a vertical and rotary dipoles. Check out his QRZ.com page.
Second place for <10 watts goes to Dan WG5G with 227 countries and all 40 zones.
Word on the street is that these two guys are both “in it to win it” for the top score in 2012.
Their country count is fantastic for QRP, but to work all 40 zones – and therefore all geographic areas of the world including the difficult paths – is just amazing.
My own count was 204/37 and I often used a kilowatt – proof by these two QRPers that it’s the op, not the power level. Guess what mode they used 
Top score overall was IK0OZD with a score of 287/40. That’s probably every country that was on the air for that year. The entire report can be read here (pdf).
As a fellow blogger would say, “DX on!”
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